Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-28

CONTENTS

[01] Citizen Protection Minister Toskas: Mobilisations but with open
borders

[02] There will be no additional measures, says Economy Minister
Papadimitriou

[01] Citizen Protection Minister Toskas: Mobilisations but with open
borders

Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas urged farmers not to block the
cross-border roads because there will be repercussions on an economy
that is trying to stand on its feet, in an interview to Saturday
newspaper Agora.

"They should not close the crossing to Bulgaria or other countries because
afterwards the country will have to pay huge compensations and the trade
would be disturbed. The mobilisations are accepted by with the borders
open" he said.

Asked on the migration issue and terrorism, Toskas recognised that "part
of Europe faced the terror threat by jihadists' actions but fortunately
not Greece"

[02] There will be no additional measures, says Economy Minister
Papadimitriou

"There will not be additional measures in 2019 and after" reassured
Economy and Growth Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou in statements on
Saturday.

Papadimitriou who is visiting the island of Rhodes to attend an event
organised by a SYRIZA committee said that the negotiations with the
lenders are harsh but the government's red lines will not be infringed.

He made a special reference to IMF's demands noting that the fact that
from 2010 all Fund's reports and programmes were proved wrong.

The minister expressed his optimism over the course of the Greek economy
underlining that the country has already turned page and that the target
remains the investments' increase and the creation of job relations.